Hola! Long time no see! A packing post... :P

Hey guys, I decided to stop with the dual posts for a while, just because I don't have time to do all that writing, but I did want to post a couple more times before I leave. So right now, I have 46 days until I go, and I will shortly be posting a countdown clock on the blog, and after I get there I will post a approximated returning date. Anyways, today's post is about an exchange students dreaded task of packing.Packing poses many questions. Like  "How do I fit a years worth of clothes plus host family gifts into one suitcase and a carry on?!"  Plus, what will I be trying to bring home a year from now that I need to leave space for?  I'm usually pretty good at packing sensibly, but this is just crazy.  To relieve some of this stress, I decided to start my packing list.
     
 I'm not a big fan of lists, but I'm a pretty unorganized person and find they help me get myself together when necessary. Because of the fact that I'm unorganized, I would not be surprised if I lost this list in the next 40 days or so, because of that, I decided to post the list here!

1. My American flag and one for my host family
2. Other Host family gifts
3. Pins
4. Contact Supply and 1 bottle of Solution
5. Bathroom Supplies/Toiletries
6. Backpack
7. 2 simple dresses
8. 2 pair jeans
9. 1 pair leggings
10. 5-7 pairs of shorts
11. One pair of wool socks and 5 pairs of regular socks
12. Laptop - If i can afford one before leaving :P
13. 7 short sleeve shirts
14. Running shoes
15. Sandals and Dress Shoes
16. Old Sneakers for Country Trip
17. 2 long sleeve shirts
18. 1 sweatshirt
19. 2 cardigans
20. Chargers and Adapters

Supplies for my carry on:

1. One extra pair of contacts and carry on solution

2. Glassses

3.  One Shirt and Extra pants or shorts

4. Camera and 2 pairs of batteries

5. $ and Passport

6. Magazine

7. 10 extra pins

I still don't know exactly what luggage I'll be taking so I may have way less or way more space than all that stuff would require.  At the moment I'm trying to figure out what clothes to wear on the plane, what else to bring in case I lose my luggage, etc. I definitely know that I will be WEARING my blazer and treasuring it with my life though.

I hope you enjoyed reading, check back soon for more stuff. Here is my photography page on facebook. Check back in August and until June 2014 for pictures of exchange! :)

http://www.facebook.com/MeghanRuthAnnaPhotography